1880 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1880 on one page, top ten in each.
Orator Shafer led all outfielders in assists in 1880, with 35. Patrick Gillespie led in putouts (185). Ned Hanlon made the most errors, 35.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 58 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Orator Shafer 35
- 2 King Kelly 32
- 3 Mike Dorgan 25
- 4 Bill Crowley 23
- 5 Lon Knight 22
- 6 Abner Dalrymple 19
- 6 John O'Rourke 19
- 8 John Cassidy 18
- 8 George Gore 18
- 10 Paul Hines 17
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Patrick Gillespie 185
- 2 Abner Dalrymple 157
- 3 John O'Rourke 156
- 4 Paul Hines 148
- 5 Mike Mansell 147
- 6 Ned Hanlon 135
- 7 George Gore 134
- 8 Bill Crowley 131
- 9 Orator Shafer 128
- 9 John Cassidy 128
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Paul Hines .927
- 2 Patrick Gillespie .905
- 3 Orator Shafer .901
- 4 Pete Hotaling .896
- 5 George Wood .887
- 6 Buttercup Dickerson .883
- 7 John Cassidy .880
- 8 George Gore .879
- 9 Joe Hornung .874
- 10 John O'Rourke .871
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Patrick Gillespie 2.43
- 2 Buttercup Dickerson 2.23
- 3 Paul Hines 2.20
- 4 John O'Rourke 2.16
- 5 Ned Hanlon 2.09
- 6 Bill Crowley 2.08
- 7 Joe Hornung 2.07
- 8 George Gore 2.05
- 9 Abner Dalrymple 2.05
- 10 Orator Shafer 1.96
Games
OF G- 1 Abner Dalrymple 86
- 2 Orator Shafer 83
- 3 John Cassidy 82
- 3 Patrick Gillespie 82
- 5 John O'Rourke 81
- 6 George Wood 80
- 7 Pete Hotaling 78
- 8 Mike Dorgan 77
- 9 Paul Hines 75
- 10 Bill Crowley 74
Errors
OF E- 1 Ned Hanlon 35
- 2 Bill Crowley 33
- 3 Abner Dalrymple 29
- 4 John O'Rourke 26
- 5 Charley Jones 25
- 5 Mike Mansell 25
- 7 King Kelly 23
- 8 Patrick Gillespie 21
- 8 George Gore 21
- 8 Blondie Purcell 21